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Scobinella meloda

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Scobinella meloda was named by Olsson (1931). Its type locality is 3-4 miles north of Casa Saman, Chira Valley, which is in a Priabonian marine shale/ash in the Chira Formation of Peru.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. morieri, S. reticulatoides, S. taylorensis, S. elaborata, S. hammettensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Scobinella meloda Olsson p. 120 figs. Plate 21, Fig. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurridaeSwainson 1840
genusScobinellaConrad 1848
speciesmeloda

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Scobinella meloda Olsson 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available